Patents by Inventor Kenji Taguchi
Kenji Taguchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20110159336Abstract: A battery system includes battery modules. Each of the battery modules has an end surface member formed of a rectangular plate. The battery modules are arranged to form a line such that the end surface member of the battery module comes in contact with the end surface member of the battery module. In this state, the end surface member of the battery module is joined to the end surface member of the battery module by screws and nuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazumi OHKURA, Kenji TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20110024206Abstract: A motor driving device includes a motor and a brake mechanism which brakes rotation of the motor. The motor and the brake mechanism are disposed in parallel to each other. A connection portion for connecting the motor and the brake mechanism is disposed between the motor and the brake mechanism. A size of the connection portion in the radial direction with respect to the axis of the motor is smaller than outer diameter of the motor as well as outer diameter of the brake mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki SAGARA, Kenji TAGUCHI, Takeshi NAGAO, Takashi UCHINO
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Publication number: 20100300779Abstract: A molded motor includes: a stator of columnar shape; and a motor case provided on an end face of the stator. The stator includes a plurality of yoke segments arranged in a circumferential direction of the stator, and a molded portion configured to mold the plurality of yoke segments. The motor case has an outer wall provided along outer circumferences of the plurality of yoke segments. The outer wall is lower in height in an axial direction of the stator than the molded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki SAGARA, Kenji TAGUCHI, Tetsuji UETA, Takeshi NAGAO, Takashi UCHINO
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Publication number: 20100301687Abstract: In a molded motor, a driving shaft is protruded from a motor case. A stator includes a molded portion forming the end face of the stator. The molded portion includes a groove portion provided in the end face of the stator. The motor case includes a protruding portion protruded toward the end face of the stator. The protruding portion, fitted into the groove portion, is made of a material having a heat conductivity higher than the molded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Nagao, Kenji Taguchi, Hiroaki Sagara, Tetsuji Ueta, Takashi Uchino
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Publication number: 20100295387Abstract: An electric motor comprising an annular stator core, a resin molding the stator core, a casing member housing the stator core, wherein the casing member has an opening, and the resin is filled into the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventors: Tetsuji UETA, Hiroaki SAGARA, Takeshi NAGAO, Takashi UCHINO, Kenji TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20100270093Abstract: An electric motor includes: a stator of columnar shape including a stator core of annular shape and mold resin molding the stator core, the stator core accommodating a rotor configured to rotate about a rotary shaft; and a position detecting circuit board including a position detecting element configured to detect a position of the rotor. The stator has a cavity for accommodating the rotor. One end of the cavity is covered by the mold resin. The position detecting circuit board is placed on an opposite side from the rotor across the mold resin covering the one end of the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki SAGARA, Kenji TAGUCHI, Tetsuji UETA, Takeshi NAGAO, Takashi UCHINO
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Publication number: 20100270873Abstract: An electric motor includes: a stator of columnar shape including a stator core of annular shape and mold resin molding the stator core, the stator core accommodating a rotor configured to rotate about a rotary shaft; and a temperature detecting element buried in the mold resin. The stator core includes a plurality of stator teeth around which a coil wounded around respectively. The temperature detecting element is buried in the mold resin from any one of the pair of end surfaces at a position between two adjacent stator teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki SAGARA, Kenji TAGUCHI, Tetsuji UETA, Takeshi NAGAO, Takashi UCHINO
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Publication number: 20100271036Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, and includes a voltage bus bar and a voltage/current bus bar that connect electrodes of the plurality of battery cells to one another. Solder traces are formed in regions that are spaced apart from each other in the voltage/current bus bar. Furthermore, the battery module includes an amplifying circuit and a detecting circuit. The amplifying circuit amplifies a voltage between the solder traces formed in the voltage/current bus bar. The detecting circuit detects the voltage between the solder traces amplified by the amplifying circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji KISHIMOTO, Yoshitomo NISHIHARA, Kazumi OHKURA, Kenji TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20100271223Abstract: A plurality of battery cells is connected in series via a plurality of bus bars. An FPC board is attached to the bus bars. On the FPC board, PTC elements are respectively arranged in close proximity to the bus bars. Each of conductor lines on the FPC board extends between an attachment portion of the bus bar and the PTC element arranged in close proximity to the bus bar, extends between the PTC element and one end of the FPC board, and is connected to a plurality of connection terminals of a printed circuit board. The connection terminals are electrically connected to a detecting circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazumi OHKURA, Yoshitomo NISHIHARA, Kenji TAGUCHI, Keiji KISHIMOTO
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Patent number: 7795767Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides a motor that comprises: a stator including multiple motor coils; multiple bus rings configured to distribute currents of different phases to the motor coils; and a ring-shaped bus ring holder in which multiple holding grooves configured to hold the respective bus rings are formed, wherein: each of the motor coils includes an insulator around which a wound wire is wound; the insulator includes an outer flange formed at an outer side of the wound wire in a radial direction of the motor and extending in an axial direction of the motor; and the bus ring holder is arranged at an outer side of the outer flange in the radial direction of the motor, and contiguous to the outer flange.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuji Ueta, Hiroaki Sagara, Yukifumi Yamaguchi, Takashi Uchino, Kenji Taguchi
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Publication number: 20100163320Abstract: A molded motor includes a ring-shaped stator and a rotor disposed inside the stator. The stator has teeth, insulators surrounding the teeth, coils wound around the insulators, and a molded part molding the teeth, insulators and coils. The insulators are partially exposed from the molded part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventors: Hiroaki SAGARA, Kenji Taguchi, Tetsuji Ueta, Takeshi Nagao, Takashi Uchino
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Patent number: 7701107Abstract: Included are a rotor, and a stator having a yoke section and a teeth section including multiple teeth. The teeth section and the yoke section are made of mutually independent configuration members, and connected to each other. At least one of the teeth section and the yoke section is formed by connecting each neighboring two of its multiple segments arranged one after another in a direction in which the rotor rotates. At least some neighboring teeth out of the multiple teeth are unified.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Sagara, Yukifumi Yamaguchi, Takashi Uchino, Kazuhiro Tomoshige, Keiji Kishimoto, Tetsuji Ueta, Kenji Taguchi
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Publication number: 20100066183Abstract: A molded motor includes an annular stator formed by molding coils in resin, a rotor disposed in an internal space which is formed radially inside the stator, a cover covering the internal space, and an elastic member sandwiched between the cover and the stator and located at a more inner side in the radial direction of the stator from the coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventors: Hiroaki SAGARA, Kenji TAGUCHI, Tetsuji UETA, Takeshi NAGAO, Takashi UCHINO
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Publication number: 20090243418Abstract: A stator includes multiple motor coils. The motor coils include multiple U-phase coils, multiple V-phase coils and multiple W-phase coils which are arranged in a circumferential direction of a motor. A neutral bus ring connects the motor coils together. The neutral bus ring is divided into multiple bus ring members. Each bus ring member connects together any one of the U-phase coils, any one of the V-phase coils and any one of the W-phase coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventors: Tetsuji Ueta, Hiroaki Sagara, Yukifumi Yamaguchi, Takashi Uchino, Kenji Taguchi
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Publication number: 20090243408Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides a motor that comprises: a stator including multiple motor coils; multiple bus rings configured to distribute currents of different phases to the motor coils; and a ring-shaped bus ring holder in which multiple holding grooves configured to hold the respective bus rings are formed, wherein: each of the motor coils includes an insulator around which a wound wire is wound; the insulator includes an outer flange formed at an outer side of the wound wire in a radial direction of the motor and extending in an axial direction of the motor; and the bus ring holder is arranged at an outer side of the outer flange in the radial direction of the motor, and contiguous to the outer flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuji UETA, Hiroaki SAGARA, Yukifumi YAMAGUCHI, Takashi UCHINO, Kenji TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20090117181Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluvastatin-containing tablet, particularly a fluvastatin-containing tablet which has excellent disintegrating property and good bioavailability.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Tomoyuki Uehara, Kenji Taguchi, Kenichi Kitaoka
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Publication number: 20080138484Abstract: The texture of a starchy food (for example, biscuits, cookies, cakes, breads, cream puffs, coated and fried foods, snack foods, wheat noodles, Chinese noodles, etc.) is highly improved by using soybean protein in a smaller amount than in the conventional methods. The effect of improving the food texture somewhat varies depending on the water activity of a food. In the case of a food having a high to moderate water content, it is intended to achieve a soft texture, a favorable feeling on the tongue and a high meltability in the mouth. In the case of a food having a low water activity such as baked goods or toast, on the other hand, it is intended to achieve a crispy and light texture. In the case of wheat noodles and Chinese noodles, it is intended to achieve a flexible texture with an adequate elasticity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2005Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Isao Ochi, Shigeru Ashida, Jiro Kanamori, Yukari Nakano, Kenji Taguchi, Atsushi Ohno, Tsutomu Saito, Eiji Iwaoka, Junichi Noguchi
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Publication number: 20080061653Abstract: Included are a rotor, and a stator having a yoke section and a teeth section including multiple teeth. The teeth section and the yoke section are made of mutually independent configuration members, and connected to each other. At least one of the teeth section and the yoke section is formed by connecting each neighboring two of its multiple segments arranged one after another in a direction in which the rotor rotates. At least some neighboring teeth out of the multiple teeth are unified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Sagara, Yukifumi Yamaguchi, Takashi Uchino, Kazuhiro Tomoshige, Keiji Kishimoto, Tetsuji Ueta, Kenji Taguchi
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Patent number: 7246389Abstract: An adjustable bed includes a platform having a flexible surface, a flex mechanism adapted to flex the platform to form a flexion position that includes at least one of a sitting-up position and a knee break, and a tilt mechanism adapted to tilt the platform surface laterally, the flex and tilt mechanisms both being operable with the other mechanism in an operational state. Furthermore, the adjustable bed includes a side member disposed on a side of the platform, and a side-member lift mechanism adapted to raise the side member relative to the platform surface, the tilt mechanism tilting the platform surface toward the side member raised by the side-member lift mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Taguchi, Hiroshi Abe, Masashi Morikawa, Hideo Kawakami, Atsushi Ogawa
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Patent number: 7165277Abstract: An adjustable bed that enables a Gatch mechanism to be operated in an excellent fashion to match the flexing of a care recipient's body, and that is, moreover, useable as a superior low platform bed for care recipients. To this end, a parallel link mechanism having a pair of perpendicular arms is provided in the adjustable bed as part of a sitting-up mechanism, and by always keeping these arms in a perpendicular position, the sitting-up mechanism is operated with a position removed from the surface of a lower-back board by a prescribed interval as an imaginary rotation center when the bed is driven. This prevents any slippage of the care recipient's body in relation to the platform surface, thereby suppressing the occurrence of bedsores and realizing a natural sitting-up action that takes account of the care recipient's body movement.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Taguchi, Masashi Morikawa